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Freminetdives into the fray ofGenshin Impactas an on-field DPS character from Fontaine, joining the ranks alongside his siblings Lyney and Lynette. His combat style is surprising, focusing on Physical damage that belies his Cryo affiliation.
Clad with a claymore, Freminet presents an accessible alternative to Eula, offering players the opportunity to explore the depths of a physical DPS strategy without the steep Primogem investment. This guide peels back the layers of strategy in building Freminet, emphasizing the approaches that capitalize on his physical strengths to unleash his potential.
Freminet Shatterbloom Team
This compositionallows Freminet to act as the main DPS and Shatter trigger, while Xingqiu ensures enemies are consistently frozen via his Elemental Burst. Nahida enhances reaction damage andcan also trigger Bloom Cores with Xingqiu’s abilities,which are turned into Hyperbloom via Kuki Shinobu’s Electro application.
Shatter occurs when a frozen enemy is hit by aheavy attack, like those from a Claymore weapon or Geo abilities,dealing extra physical damage. To execute Shatter, you need to first applyHydro, then Cryo to freeze the enemy,and follow up with a heavy attack.
Kuki Shinobu also provides healing, ensuring the team’s sustainability in battlewhile also adding some Superconduct into the mix.Thislowers the Physical resistance of enemies,which maximizes Freminet’s damage.
Action
Nahida
Trigger Nahida’s Elemental Burst and Elemental Skillin sequence, which will apply the Seed of Skandha onto enemies. Her Elemental Burst will create a domain in whichall reactions are boosted,while her Elemental Skill grants25 seconds of Dendro application.
Xingqiu
Next, switch in Xingqiu andactivate his Elemental Skill and Elemental Burstone after the other. The main goal of this is getting his Elemental Burst active, as it offers15 seconds of off-field Hydro application and damage.
Kuki Shinobu
Switch inKuki Shinobu briefly to activate her Elemental Skill.This will create aring around your active character lasting for 12 seconds,that will providehealing and Electro application.When these interact with Bloom Cores generated by Xingqiu and Nahida, they’ll createHyperbloom — one of the best reactions in the game.
Freminet
Once all your characters have set up their off-field abilities, bring out Freminet andmake use of his Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst whilst normal attacking.
Viable Replacements
You don’t need every unit on this team for it to work, andthere are other viable options to use that offer certain advantages:
Freminet Melt Team
This team composition capitalizes on theMelt reaction to multiply the damage dealt.Between the reactions generated by your primary damage dealers Freminet and Xiangling, this is one of the best teams Freminet has if you want to Melt the enemy defenses.
Melt occurs when a Cryo attack is combined with Pyro,or vice versa, resulting in increased damage. Triggering Melt with a Cryo attack amplifies the damage by 2x, and triggering it with Pyro results in a 1.5x damage increase.
Like many teams in Genshin,Support units are key to a good team,and that’s where Bennett and Shenhe come in. Both of these areable tobuff the stats and damage of your damage dealers,while also offering other utility, likehealing from Bennett and off-field Cryo application from Shenhe.
Shenhe
Start with Shenhe’s Elemental Burst to blanket the area with Cryo whilstaugmenting Cryo damage for the team.Follow with herElemental Skill to grant Icy Quill buffs,which increase damage output for the active character based on her ATK.
Bennett
Then, switch to Bennett anddeploy his Elemental Burstto create a field thatboosts the active character’s attack and provides healing.you may utilizehis Elemental Skill for Pyro particle generation,and switch to Xiangling, allowing her to absorb these particles to replenish her energy.
Xiangling
Switch to Xiangling anduse her Elemental Burst to summon a ring of firearound the active character. This ringapplies Pyro, enabling Freminet to trigger Melt reactions,and can also interact withShenhe’s Burst for continuous Melt occurrences.
You caneither hold or tap Shenhe’s Elemental Skill.Doing one or the other will applyan additional boost to abilities and normal attacks respectively.
Apart from Xiangling, you don’t need every uniton this team for it to work, and there are other units you can also employ:
Freminet Freeze Team
This team composition allows for a smooth flow of elemental reactions,keeping enemies in an extended state of Freeze,even after delivering shattering blows with Freminet. With Shenhe and Kazuha’s presence, the team benefits fromenhanced damage output and more frequent elemental application,making Freminet’s attacks more potent andensuring that the Freeze state is easily maintained.
Kazuha is particularly effective when he wears the Viridescent Venerer artifact set, whichsignificantly reduces the elemental resistance of enemies upon being Swirled.
Meanwhile, Kokomi’s role is twofold; sheapplies Hydro consistently to enable the Freeze reactionwith Freminet’s Cryo abilities andprovides indispensable healing, which ensures the team’s longevity in battle.
Start with Shenhe’s Elemental Burstto blanket the area with Cryo whilstaugmenting Cryo damage for the team.Follow with herElemental Skill to grant Icy Quill buffs,which increase damage output for the active character based on her ATK.
Kazuha
Swap to Kazuha toutilize his Elemental Burst and Elemental Skill,which swirl and magnify Shenhe’sCryo application across a larger area continuously,whilst providingvarious buffs and debuffs.
Kokomi
Switch into Kokomi for herElemental Skill, providing steady Hydro applicationnecessary for the Freeze reaction while simultaneouslyoffering consistent healing.
Kokomi’s Elemental Skillnormally has an eight-second downtime.To circumvent this, switch her in after about ten seconds andcast her Elemental Burst to reset the skill’s duration.
Not every unit is necessary for the team to work, andyou can replace them with the following options:
